I hope this is a good post. Not just because I often fall into the trap of equating my success as a writer with the number of likes, shares or comments a post like this attracts. (That was a hint.) I hope this is a good post because I’m charging you six minutes to read…

There are a whole bunch of ways to quickly create your own authority. You could convince your old college roommate to write a testimonial for you. Create a case study on a company you never did any work for. Or purchase likes, tweets and shares from some kid who’s still living in Mom’s basement. You…

I used to be small. I don’t mean in size. Although I suppose I was at one point. I mean in “being.” Allow me to explain. It all started when I was a kid. As the story goes, it was one of those holidays where the entire family was over our house to celebrate. Aunts….

I’m a perfectionist. And I’m not talking about being a little perfectionist-y. I’m talking about being a full blown, 100% pure, grade A, unadulterated perfectionist. Don’t believe me? Just ask anyone that has had the pleasure of knowing me for more than ten frustrating minutes and they’ll tell you all about it. Now, for those…

If I remember correctly, I think it was a cat poster. He was sitting in what looked to be a comfortable chair with a smug look on his face, wearing a top hat and a monocle. And the caption below read: “You can be anything you want to be!” Now, I’m not just saying this…

I’m arrogant. Slow to make decisions. Unique. Unreliable. Generous. Not able to take “no” for an answer. Funny. Overly critical. Inconsistent. And limited. I’m also a perfectionist. A one trick pony. Too apologetic. Candid. Fickle. Highly motivated. Difficult to approach. Superficial. Passionate. Sarcastic. Engaging. And my headshot makes me look like I have a hunchback….

What if it was all your fault? Everything. Every missed deadline. Every difficult client. Every argument. Every stalled project. Every wasted meeting. And every failed goal. All of it. No exceptions. It wasn’t the traffic. Your employees. The money. Their attitude. Your car. The economy. Their commitment. Or your spouse. It was all you. That…